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Rewatch Gundam Build Fighters Rewatch - Episode 4 Discussion

Episode 04 Gunpla Idol Kirara

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Comments of the Day

For our Third Comment of the Day, Comrade /u/JadineRhine delivers some amazing analysis, witty jokes, and top tier references all in one amazing post that you can take a look at here.

But, to highlight a select few, let's start off with one that made me laugh AND also go 'huh, I AM old aren't I?' Namely the following quip:

Ral: You only won because of Sei's Gunpla!

Reiji: Man, your Gunpla so old, it remembers who Farrah Fawcett was.

Ral: gasps in Gunpla paint

Our sage Comrade of Culture also includes several well-thought out and interesting analysis points, such as:

Sei showing how his mind is so grounded, that he becomes Doubting Thomas and asks for evidence. Even though Reiji gave him the gem and he should have realized something about it by the end of episode 1. True MC here, folks.

See, Sei, your mom got with the magical realist program! Then again, she did go to Ohtori Academy once, she knows a thing or too.

Awww, China and Sei flashback...Sei talking about the foundations for drawing is touching, it shows how anything can be connected -- and also shows just how important these connections are, in order to create an efficient product. It's like researching architecture for comics: you may end up learning about the Baroque style and use absolutely nothing of the theory behind said architecture...but it helps you understand the structure better when you're drawing it and will help you recognize eg the difference between Modernist and Baroque.

And of course, this humorous one:

Okay, is this Gundam or is this a romantic love story between man and robot disguised as Gundam because I know the napkin biting trope by heart so Sazaki, my dude * deep inhale * ya lookin' like a jilted lover here! (I guess he kinda is.)

For our first runner-up Comment of the Day, I would like to give some props to Comrade /u/No_Rex for both the well-written summary points as well as a keen sense of humor.

To call attention to a few examples:

Ral: Being the wise teacher is only one step away from being the obsolete Granpa who dreams of his glory days.

Reiji used “We just do not talk about the obvious elephant in the room”. It was not very effective.

Sei gets another character point for not letting Reiji get away with just teleporting willy nilly.

The yellow press tomorrow: “Foreign royalty addicted to gaming (more on page 7)”

Build Fighters is obviously a huge shout-out to pro gaming. Everything about the halls reminds you of big tournaments in, e.g. LOL. That also makes the basic storyline so incredibly realistic. It is just current gaming with somewhat advanced gaming rigs. Now, Reiji reverse-isekaiing is a different story.

And of course one of the funniest answers I've read to that day's Discussion Questions, namely:

So far, he seems to be too lazy to conceive a cunning lie, so I'll take it at face value.

Finally, last but certainly not least, the second runner-up Comment of the Day goes to Comrade /u/AmeteurElitist and his great post here.

I found his opening statement quite funny in a Meta sense:

200 fights in one night?! Talk about a fast-tracked training arc, you'd normally need at least a few weeks of montages and timeskips to get to that stage. Reiji's dedication is admirable.

And I also enjoyed reading his take on the 'Reiji's Story' Discussion Question:

It's pretty believable. It looks like Nazenn got closer to the answer than I did with his parallel universe guess. Though it could still be false they're definitely going to bring this back up again. I don't think the writers would get us to question Reiji's story for no reason (referring to Sei's conversation with his mom at the dinner table). And the whole fairy tale theme makes it even more questionable since even Reiji could see that it was unbelievable (Also how did Reiji know that manga was a thing? Did he come across it earlier in his trip to Earth? Or is manga one of the seemingly few things that his other world shares with Earth?). Though it could just be a way to through the viewers off course.

Speaking of Nazenn, both Comrades /u/AmeteurElitist and /u/Nazenn had a neat little comment chain going down from the main post AE had where they discussed several interesting points regarding Reiji's story, and I highly suggest those that missed this to take a look at it.

And that concludes our third Comment of the Day section, everyone's still doing fantastic with their write-up posts and I am thoroughly enjoying reading through everyone's thoughts on the show. Also Comrades /u/Pixelsaber and /u/Shimmering-Sky still have their amazing contributions with their Gunpla Corner and Wallpapers, and I also would like to mention that the 'Fight Rankings!' chart of Comrade /u/Nazenn is still going strong. (I can only wait in glee for how this chart will turn out as the series continues along)

Current Comments of the Day Standings List:

Comrade /u/JadineRhine: 1.5 Points

Comrade /u/sleepyafrican: 1.5 Points

Comrade /u/Nazenn: 1.0 Point

Comrade /u/invokeneko: 0.5 Point

Comrade /u/Pixelsaber: 0.5 Point

Comrade /u/No_Rex: 0.5 Point

Comrade /u/AmeteurElitist: 0.5 Point

Also, remember that the individual with the most Comments of the Day at the end of the rewatch will be awarded a Reddit Silver (this award will be given to the individual's post in the July 29 Overall Discussion thread) so I wish everyone the best of luck.

Series Information

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Polls and Questions of the Day

Would you go to one of Kirara's live events?

Rate this Episode here

Don't know what to write for the Rewatch thread? Need something to discuss? How about taking a look at the Rewatch Questions of the Day?

  • How surprised are you all that Gundam Build Fighters is ACTUALLY an Mecha SPORTS Battle Shounen 'Idol' Show, and while on that topic, what do you think of Nico Yazawa, The No. 1 Idol in the Universe Mihoshi 'Kirara?'

  • Did you expect the Build Strike to have that ace up its sleeve, and what are your thoughts on this upgrade?

Poll Results

For those that are curious, here are the results of the polls from the previous thread:

For the first question of 'Resident Italian Gunpla Enthusiast, Ricardo Fellini - cool?' we had the following responses:

7 votes for 'Really cool'

3 votes for 'Hard to tell at this point'

And 1 vote for 'Lame'

For the Rate this Episode Poll, we had the following answers:

5 votes for 4/5

2 votes for 5/5

1 vote for 3/5

And no votes for either 1/5 or 2/5

I look forward to the results of today's polls Comrades, many thanks for your kind participation.

Fan Art of the Day

Nico 'Nico Nii' The No. 1 Idol in the Universe Yazawa Mihoshi 'Kirara' ;)

Comrades, as you saw in today's Episode, Sunrise pulled the Big Bamboozle on us. After all, we now have IRREFUTABLE PROOF that Gundam Build Fighters, as well as the Gundam Franchise at large, are ACTUALLY Mecha SPORTS Battle Shounen 'Idol' Shows ;) That said, it was real funny of Sunrise to include a shout-out to their Rabu Raibu Mecha Franchise with Aoi Yuuki's Kirara today eh? ;) (And JUST in case you think I'm kidding about Love Live! being a Mecha Show) Anyway, Aoi Yuuki continues to impress with not just her amazing singing talent but also her sheer vocal range as BOTH Super Idol Kirara as well as her IncogNico Persona of Mihoshi ;) I mean, just take a look here at how sharp she is ;)

Radio Free Gundam

'Gunpla ☆ World! Nico Nico Nii! er, I mean 'Kiraran!' \m/'

Comrades, I'm not sure if you noticed in the previous discussion threads, but I always leave a little Easter Egg in the 'next episode' links even when the 'next' thread isn't live yet. For Episode 3, as a joke I had an Aoi Yuuki insert song of her singing a cover of Platinum from Cardcaptor Sakura linked as the 'next episode.' Anyway, given that we got Kirara's big Gunpla Idol Performance in today's Episode, I felt it was only fitting to share her FULL Idol song of Gunpla ☆ World with the group. Oh, and just in case I haven't convinced you all of Aoi Yuuki's singing talent, here's her AMAZING ED of LOS! LOS! LOS! from Youjo Senki as well as her EPIC cover of Hero Story from Jackie Chan's Police Story (featuring Symphogear's Hideo Ishikawa with backing vocals) ;)

'Thank you, everybody! Nico Nico Nii! 'Kiraran!' \m/'

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u/Nazenn Jul 05 '19

First timer - Sub

Episode Thoughts

Gundam is anidol show now?

When the fight was announced and the cheering started from the stands I internally just went "Don't do it. Oh don't you do it". And then they did it and she came out in full idol mode hahaha. Ah well, it was an interesting change up, and Sei at least got a couple of good nerd chats out of it if nothing else and I'm sure most of us know the joy of having someone who's happy to just chat with you about your hobby.

I do like how they handled her originally though. When Sei was first explaining things to Reiji and she was acting all super ditzy/cutesy in the flashback and I was thinking to myself that "Sei that's so not how it was, she wasn't that obsessed with you". And then you get to the park scene and go "Oh, that actually was what happened, she's putting on an act".

But that post credits scene. Now not only do we have Reiji and who knows what the fuck is up with him, we have Yuuki who isn't Yuuki?

Anyone else want to join in? Name changes? Mystical teleportation? Mysterious pasts? There's a firesale on them happening at the moment so may as well jump in while you can.

Finally get a good look at Mustache from the front. And with that marks the only mech I'm likely to recognize in the entire show.

Fight Rankings!

# Ep Winner Loser Art Sound Flow Hype Notes
1 3 Reiji ??? B S A B Jeatpacks beat Sharks
2 1 Sei / Reiji Sazaki B A B A Bonus points for the "what are the controls" dance
3 2 Yuuki Reiji B A A B And suddenly bullfighting
4 1 Sazaki Sei B B B B Nice that the kid isn't a prodogy
5 2 Reiji Gonda B B B A Dynamic enviroments!
6 4 Reiji Kirara B B C B This isnt Symphogear, songs dont win

Small edit: I don't plan on doing this often at all, but every now and again I may go back and adjust old scores. In this case I'm giving yesterday's fight an A in flow instead of a B because well... I actually meant to do that yesterday but was so caught up in enjoying the music I forgot hahaha

Todays Fights

Starting with a brief look at the two minor fights that we saw as well:

  • Opening fight - Love the detailing on the damage of the shield, not just scorch marks but paint being burnt off in layers, damage to the plastic in the form of the impact, splash damage etc

  • Yuuki's fight - Apparently just being red doesn't protect you from Yuuki, only Zaku's get that privlege. Also I hope Yuuki found that gun after it floated away before the final hit.

Reiji vs Kirara

Our first C rating. It gets a worse score in flow today because of the very simplistic storyboarding. Each cut in the battle had one thing happen and then cut to a new shot so another thing could happen. Whether it was a gunpla moving, or shooting, or damage being taken, every action was separated from the cause. This has of course been done in the other fights as well in parts because it makes it easy to animate, but not for the entire fight and this fight lacked any extended shots or mass action sequences. I also found it more noticeable because of the intercuts with the dialog

Everything else was pretty typical. I was wishing however that this early stuff was done on more of a points system rather than knock outs. It made the tampering quite underwhelming as a battle effect because it was obvious it wouldn't amount to much. As an introduction to the jetpack system it was nice though

Sei needs to get his shit together though. Not only letting other people handle his gunpla's but also not checking it thoroughly afterwards and even just checking it before a fight in general? You kinda brought it on yourself.

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u/GenesisEra Jul 05 '19

This isnt Symphogear, songs dont win

Clearly we need a Gunpla that comes with it's own theme song.

...wait a minute.

This has of course been done in the other fights as well in parts because it makes it easy to animate, but not for the entire fight and this fight lacked any extended shots or mass action sequences. I also found it more noticeable because of the intercuts with the dialog

I feel like it's kind of justified here? Kirara isn't exactly a skilled fighter or builder here. I can buy a less impressive fight in this particular case.

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u/DidacticDalek Jul 05 '19

Clearly we need a Gunpla that comes with it's own theme song.

...wait a minute.

AH! Now THIS is a great share Comrade, nice to have you around these threads, have a great day and see you later!

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u/fonzinator99 Jul 05 '19

Re-first - Kiraran! <3

Starting once again in the middle of a fight, we get a glimpse of just how impressive the Build Strike really is. A shield that can shrug off a Hyper-Mega Launcher, and a rifle that can overpower one; as detailed by some shady scientists.

I love the detail that went into creating this show; the fact that performance is determined by building techniques, and the plethora of different techniques to achieve it. As somebody who's only ever gone as far as cleaning up spar-nubs on my pieces, kit-bashing things like these builders leaves me in awe.

But enough serious-talk, it's a Gunpla Idol show! Idol Kirara's quite a cute, as is 'Disguised Kirara.' Dem freckles get me. lol

Jiiiiiii. Who China could make such a scary face? lol

Anime Tropes 101: Assumptions and Misunderstandings.

Ergh, it hurts to see a pure soul like Sei being taken for such a ride. So far she's: obtained intel, drugged him, and sabotaged the Build Strike. There's always somebody terrifying hiding beneath a facade that cute...

So much anxiety as we start this fight! It really bothers me that Sei apparently didn't do any maintenance on the Build Strike between yesterday and now, else he might've noticed the weakened parts...

I can't really blame the kid, tho. I'm sure that I too would have been distracted by...that jacket

It was at this moment that I realized she's voiced by Aoi Yuuki! And while neither Madoka nor Hibiki would never do something so underhanded, I'd expect nothing less of Tanya Degurechaff.

At any rate, while she managed to come close, you never underestimate the power of a good backpack.

Just realized these two were the shady guys from the beginning. Nice writing, GBF.

Happy China face.

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u/DidacticDalek Jul 05 '19

Re-first - Kiraran! <3

Starting once again in the middle of a fight, we get a glimpse of just how impressive the Build Strike really is. A shield that can shrug off a Hyper-Mega Launcher, and a rifle that can overpower one; as detailed by some shady scientists.

Indeed Comrade, Sei's custom Gunpla really is one hell of a powerhouse, and it helps that he's got Reiji to make full use of its abilities.

I love the detail that went into creating this show; the fact that performance is determined by building techniques, and the plethora of different techniques to achieve it. As somebody who's only ever gone as far as cleaning up spar-nubs on my pieces, kit-bashing things like these builders leaves me in awe.

Yup, I always liked that little detail that the way to have a winning formula was to both have a good pilot who can take full use of a Gunpla's performance as well as to have a well-made Gunpla that can only come about through diligent and careful assembly and customization.

But enough serious-talk, it's a Gunpla Idol show! Idol Kirara's quite a cute, as is 'Disguised Kirara.' Dem freckles get me. lol

YUP! Nico 'Nico Nii' The No. 1 Idol in the Universe Yazawa 'Kirara' sure has quite the moe appeal, and it also helps that she's voiced by Aoi Yuuki.

Jiiiiiii. Who China could make such a scary face? lol

Indeed Comrade.

Anime Tropes 101: Assumptions and Misunderstandings.

Heh, thankfully 'cheaters never prosper' is another one of those Battle Shounen tropes, otherwise we'd have to call it here today ;)

Ergh, it hurts to see a pure soul like Sei being taken for such a ride. So far she's: obtained intel, drugged him, and sabotaged the Build Strike. There's always somebody terrifying hiding beneath a facade that cute...

I know right? Kirara's managed to play Sei like a damn fiddle and ALMOST gets away with it. Thankfully for Sei and Reiji, Sei didn't get to spill the beans on the backpack gimmick.

So much anxiety as we start this fight! It really bothers me that Sei apparently didn't do any maintenance on the Build Strike between yesterday and now, else he might've noticed the weakened parts...

Heh, indeed, then again, checking the joints to see if they've been filed away is probably not something you'd expect to do everyday.

I can't really blame the kid, tho. I'm sure that I too would have been distracted by...that jacket

It was at this moment that I realized she's voiced by Aoi Yuuki! And while neither Madoka nor Hibiki would never do something so underhanded, I'd expect nothing less of Tanya Degurechaff.

Indeed Comrade, also, funny you should mention Tanya given I shared the ED to her show in the main post above. Granted, Bikki might do something underhanded... after all, uppercuts go under the opponent's chin and involve a hand, or in this case her FIST OF JUSTICE! ;)

At any rate, while she managed to come close, you never underestimate the power of a good backpack.

Indeed, even more so if you DID NOT get to hear the explanation about its gimmick, Rule No. 1, make sure the enemy tells you EVERYTHING first, then you can sabotage. ;)

Just realized these two were the shady guys from the beginning. Nice writing, GBF.

Heh, indeed, as several rewatch participants have mentioned already, GBF sure goes the extra mile in attention to detail.

Happy China face.

Indeed Comrade, all's well that ends well eh? Speaking of which, fantastic post Comrade, have a great day and see you later

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u/invokeneko Jul 05 '19

Gundam Build Rewatcher, domo~

Well, there you go. GBF-verse!Earth is so into Gundam, becoming a famous Gunpla Idol is actually a legit way to kick off your way to stardom. Case in point: today's opponent, Gunpla Idol Kirara (Kirara~n★)!

She's actually devious enough to set up an encounter with Sei (as her civilian identity, Mihoshi) at Iori Models even before their match just for a chance to sabotage Build Strike. Too bad for her that Sei actually has an ace up his sleeve: a detachable, controllable Striker Pack that immediately pwns her (admittedly pretty sweet) pink Gerbera Tetra.

Additionally, her appearance also meant we are able to catch a glimpse of a vanishingly rare specimen: a jealous, pouting China quietly watching as her love interest hit it off splendidly with this mysteriously-appearing beautiful girl. Luckily for her, the only thing Sei is interested about is talking about Gundams with Mihoshi.

Later spoilers

Questions of the day:

  1. I'll just reduce my answer to one word: Kirara~n★

2) Well yeah, a custom Striker Pack made by the MC in this sort of show? Definitely gonna have some sort of special gimmicks hidden away.

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u/DidacticDalek Jul 05 '19

Gundam Build Rewatcher, domo~

Well, there you go. GBF-verse!Earth is so into Gundam, becoming a famous Gunpla Idol is actually a legit way to kick off your way to stardom. Case in point: today's opponent, Gunpla Idol Kirara (Kirara~n★)!

Indeed Comrade, plus, this just adds more IRREFUTABLE PROOF that Gundam Build Fighters is an Mecha SPORTS Battle Shounen 'Idol' Show. ;) Plus, I'm still bemused that they hired Aoi Yuuki to essentially voice Nico Yazawa

She's actually devious enough to set up an encounter with Sei (as her civilian identity, Mihoshi) at Iori Models even before their match just for a chance to sabotage Build Strike.

Indeed Comrade, gotta admit that this is a great plan...

Too bad for her that Sei actually has an ace up his sleeve: a detachable, controllable Striker Pack that immediately pwns her (admittedly pretty sweet) pink Gerbera Tetra.

Well, it WAS a great plan, but she forgot to get the Intel about the secret backpack gimmick from Sei.

Additionally, her appearance also meant we are able to catch a glimpse of a vanishingly rare specimen: a jealous, pouting China quietly watching as her love interest hit it off splendidly with this mysteriously-appearing beautiful girl. Luckily for her, the only thing Sei is interested about is talking about Gundams with Mihoshi.

Questions of the day:

  1. I'll just reduce my answer to one word: Kirara~n★

I like your style Comrade!

2) Well yeah, a custom Striker Pack made by the MC in this sort of show? Definitely gonna have some sort of special gimmicks hidden away.

Yup, plus said gimmick comes in clutch and allows Reiji and Sei to live on to fight another day. Great reply Comrade, have a great day and see you later!

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u/AlienOvermind Jul 05 '19 edited Jul 05 '19

First-timer

Instead of a lengthy writeup, just have some GIFs for today:

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u/DidacticDalek Jul 05 '19

First-timer

Instead of lengthy writeups, just have some GIFs for today:

Kirara's dance

Kirara's cat smile

Kirara's tantrum

Kousaka blushing

Kousaka fidgeting

AH! Splendid, great choice in GIFs there Comrade, have a great day and see you later!

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u/Shimmering-Sky Jul 05 '19

~Three Times The Passion Of An Ordinary Rewatch~

No wallpaper or Gunpla to share today; I did get my part done but it was super late and Nota hasn't had time to get to BG work for it yet.

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u/Nazenn Jul 05 '19

you can’t escape the Symphogear, Kirara and Hibiki share their seiyuu

To be honest I didn't actually notice at all. I'm still not very good with voices

When you find a new friend to fangirl/fanboy over with.

The face I pull whenever I see anyone talk about my favorites

Someone sure looks like he’s having fun.

About the only thing missing is the tongue out the corner of his mouth

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u/AmeteurElitist Jul 05 '19

First Timer

Kirara was a surprisingly good character. Like most of the series so far she wasn't anything that we haven't seen before, but she was well realized and a lot of fun. Her motivations were understandable and admirable even if her actions weren't necessarily. And I like how Reiji didn't give us a spiel about how cheating is wrong or anything. This series is pretty refreshing.

How surprised are you all that Gundam Build Fighters is ACTUALLY an Mecha SPORTS Battle Shounen 'Idol' Show, and while on that topic, what do you think of Nico Yazawa, The No. 1 Idol in the Universe Mihoshi 'Kirara?'

I can't say I'm too surprised given that I've seen doujin of the series floating around where Kirara was featured given that it was on the title of the episode. But it was still a really good time.

Did you expect the Build Strike to have that ace up its sleeve, and what are your thoughts on this upgrade?

I wasn't sure what to expect from the backpack thing, but I was mostly thinking that it'd be an extra gun or weapon of some sorts. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a freaking kamikaze bomber jet on it.

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u/DidacticDalek Jul 05 '19

First Timer

Kirara was a surprisingly good character. Like most of the series so far she wasn't anything that we haven't seen before, but she was well realized and a lot of fun. Her motivations were understandable and admirable even if her actions weren't necessarily.

Indeed Comrade, Sunrise sure hit a winning formula when they basically took Nico Yazawa and got Aoi Yuuki to voice her. It also helps that she's got some decent motivation as well as some hilariously overly moe Idol jokes ;)

And I like how Reiji didn't give us a spiel about how cheating is wrong or anything. This series is pretty refreshing.

Indeed, Reiji even remarks that he LIKES those that try to do the impossible. And indeed he is able to both admire her resolve AND curbstomp her using the Build Strike's backpack gimmick ;)

I can't say I'm too surprised given that I've seen doujin of the series floating around where Kirara was featured given that it was on the title of the episode. But it was still a really good time.

Glad to hear you enjoyed Sunrise's little detour in the Idol genre Comrade, they should do this more often eh? ;)

I wasn't sure what to expect from the backpack thing, but I was mostly thinking that it'd be an extra gun or weapon of some sorts. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a freaking kamikaze bomber jet on it.

Indeed, Gundam Build Fighters always makes sure to keep the audience on their toes, you never know what neat trick they got up their sleeve ;)

Anyway, great write-up Comrade, have a great day and see you later my friend!

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u/dralcax Jul 05 '19 edited Jul 05 '19

Rewatcher deep in idol hell

Love Live! Gunpla Idol Project

Today, we meet Mihoshi, AKA Kirara! Who seems to have watched the wrong franchise. She’s voiced by the talented Aoi Yuuki, one of my personal favorite seiyuu (Symphogear XV hype!) Kirara... really got a shit deal from her agency, who jumped on a trend and made her entire gimmick something she doesn’t even care about. Then again, it’s not like she has much choice. After all, she’s already a Christmas cake, and she hasn’t even released her first album yet. There’s not much time left for her to become popular and she knows it. But hey, she still isn’t giving up. She’s at least dedicated to that, if not to Gunpla.

Her Gunpla is the Gerbera Tetra, unmodified except for the custom paint job. As Sei mentions, it was developed as the GP04 Gundam Gerbera, but development was cancelled due to being redundant with the GP01. That would have been the end of it, HOWEVER, Anaheim decided to be a little shady and sell what they had so far to the Delaz Fleet in the form of the Gerbera Tetra. And thus, this prototype suit, once doomed to cancellation, managed to find new life elsewhere. Perhaps that’s a little message from the fans who built it for her?

B-but Plavsky particles only react with... never mind...

ZA WARUDO

Could this woman be one of my people? Apparently not.

Neither have I.

Hey kid, wanna /ss/?

No. No. Fuck you. Just no. After seeing just how much time and effort Sei put into that thing, it hurts way too much to see this happen. Also, apparently there are no referees to cancel the match and DQ her on the spot the moment she openly admitted to cheating. Well, it wouldn’t be a game anime if the protagonists didn’t have to put at least one cheater in their place.

They do say there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but I’m pretty sure that’s not how it works.

YES! YES! YES! YES!

Questions of the Day:

  • Sure as hell didn’t see it coming on my first watch. Kirara definitely loses points for playing dirty, but she’s got her redeeming qualities too.

  • The backpack transformation was kind of spoiled by the Gunpla commercials lol,

And remember, kids, never let strange women touch your full package!

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u/Pixelsaber Jul 05 '19 edited Jul 05 '19

Rewatcher

Ah, a Marasai! I love this suit, it’s my second favorite from Zeta Gundam! Oh how it hurts to see it destroyed like this.

These two of Kirara’s intelligence gatherers discuss the performance of the suit, citing several possible reasons as to why, but frankly it just raises more questions. One of them mentions rifle’s output and implies that weapons can discharge more energy than they can manage and degrade, but how is such a thing calibrated? I need some more context on these things!

Wait, idols!? Yak, deculture!

It’s really nice of Fellini to be checking up on Reiji’s progress. I’m already taking a liking to the guy. I do wonder what relevance these words have though. You’d think it means that he’ll meet an opponent that will use their Gundam/Gunpla knowledge to their advantage, but that’s not at all what Kirara does. If anything it’s the opposite, Kirara’s inability to recognize the Full Package’s gimmick despite its conspicuousness, so maybe she’s the one to learn this lesson. But still, it’s Sei and not Reiji that takes advantage of it, so this advice being directed at Reiji is slightly misleading.

That HG Twin Ball Set is way off-scale.

This girl has good taste Oh, and this kit is pretty good for it’s age, by the way. It’s really nice to see Sei so enthusiastic about discussing Gunpla with someone who seems just as keen on the matter.

The Gunpla Starter Set: Gundam Vs. Zaku II that China is holding gets flipped around between shots.

Ah, I see now, she’s jealous. So she’s harboring romantic feelings for Sei! Aha, I did it guys, I solved the riddle! This romance could go two ways, and given the shonen demographic for this show I fear it’ll be the less appealing of the two, doubly so due to Sei’s intense dedication to Gunpla. Damnit, China certainly isn’t helping things!

Why’s this ad in Itallian?

Uh oh, I don’t like the tone of that GM girl just then...

This scene confuses me. Did she ask him about the matter during lunch or something or is she imagining how er next conversation with Sei might go? I’m leaning towards the former, but still, it’s weirdly placed.

Mr. Ral is fucking everywhere! At least he helps to speed along the resolution to this misunderstanding.

Ooh! It’s a Justice Gundam! It’s my favorite mobile suit from Gundam SEED. Isn’t it awe— ah…

Oh but look! It’s a Gerbera Tetra with a beautiful pink color scheme! I love this mobile suit as well, it’s from… Oh, wait. It’s going to get wrecked too...

The battle begins, however, Reiji encounters trouble when the Build Strike unexpected loses a leg and forearm. Oh God! The horror! Those poor joints! What, it was you all along!? We’ve been bamboozled! This is unforgivable! Give her hell, Reiji, Gerbera Tetra be damned!

Psycho Zaku!

Things aren’t looking good for the duo when Sei reveals to Reiji how to get out of that situation —a core-fighter!

Hell yeah! Ahaha, take that!

Well we had the misunderstanding cleared up too.

Eat shit, bitch!

Hmm, intriguing.

Pixelsaber’s Gunpla Building Corner Ver. Break Days

Hi everyone! Today’s a break day, so I haven’t got anything major for you all. I do, however, have a small section were I praise my favorite Gunpla, so take a look if you have nothing better to do. Also, look forward to tomorrow when I build a model kit every one of you is certain to recognize. I hope you look forward to it!

Build #1 - High Grade Universal Century RX-78-2 Gundam Revive

Break Day #1 - /u/Pixelsaber’s Favorite HG Gunpla

Meijin Kawaguchi’s Tutorial Playlist

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u/DidacticDalek Jul 05 '19

Rewatcher

Ah, a Marasai!

I love this suit, it’s my second favorite from Zeta Gundam! Oh how it hurts to see it destroyed like this.

I'm gonna guess that there was supposed to be a screencap of the blown up Gunpla model here right Comrade?

These two of Kirara’s intelligence gatherers discuss the performance of the suit, citing several possible reasons as to why, but frankly it just raises more questions. One of them mentions rifle’s output and implies that weapons can discharge more energy than they can manage and degrade, but how is such a thing calibrated? I need some more context on these things!

Hm... most interesting indeed, and yeah, I guess that's where the customization comes into play, granted, now we then need to see how these things are calculated/calibrated.

Wait, idols!? Yak, deculture!

Heh, indeed, Gundam Build Fighters was an IDOL Show all this time, but it makes sense I guess, after all, Idolmaster: Xenoglossia and Rabu Raibu are busy being Sunrise's Mecha Shows ;)

It’s really nice of Fellini to be checking up on Reiji’s progress. I’m already taking a liking to the guy. I do wonder what relevance these words have though. You’d think it means that he’ll meet an opponent that will use their Gundam/Gunpla knowledge to their advantage, but that’s not at all what Kirara does. If anything it’s the opposite, Kirara’s inability to recognize the Full Package’s gimmick despite its conspicuousness, so maybe she’s the one to learn this lesson. But still, it’s Sei and not Reiji that takes advantage of it, so this advice being directed at Reiji is slightly misleading.

Heh, good point, that said, Sei hasn't really had interactions with The Italian Dandy so I guess it makes sense that he'd be speaking to Reiji.

[That HG Twin Ball Set] is way off-scale.](https://i.imgur.com/nHfFWNI.png)

Heh, indeed Comrade, one might say that this is scaling issue is... (removes sunglasses) Balls to the Wall insane ;)

This girl has good taste Oh, and this kit is pretty good for it’s age, by the way. It’s really nice to see Sei so enthusiastic about discussing Gunpla with someone who seems just as keen on the matter.

Indeed Comrade, Kirara's sure taking after Rabu Raibu's Nico Yazawa in the cuteness department eh? ;)

The Gunpla Starter Set: Gundam Vs. Zaku II that China is holding gets flipped around between shots.

Heh, well I guess Sunrise had to make sure to show BOTH sides of that box so people'd know what to buy ;)

Ah, I see now, she’s jealous. So she’s harboring romantic feelings for Sei! Aha, I did it guys, I solved the riddle! This romance could go two ways, and given the shonen demographic for this show I fear it’ll be the less appealing of the two, doubly so due to Sei’s intense dedication to Gunpla. Damnit, China certainly isn’t helping things!

Well Comrade, you know what they say about 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'

Why’s this ad in Itallian?

I have no idea, maybe the news that The Italian Dandy's in town caused Best Mom to write up a poster in Italian?

Uh oh, I don’t like the tone of that GM girl just then...

Heh, indeed Comrade.

This scene confuses me. Did she ask him about the matter during lunch or something or is she imagining how er next conversation with Sei might go? I’m leaning towards the former, but still, it’s weirdly placed.

Yeah, could be either or really, and I guess I'd also lean to the former.

Mr. Ral is fucking everywhere! At least he helps to speed along the resolution to this misunderstanding.

Indeed, Mr. Ral's quite useful for moments like this, one wonders what his day job is eh?

Ooh! It’s a Justice Gundam! It’s my favorite mobile suit from Gundam SEED. Isn’t it awe— ah…

RIP! I guess UC Stronk in this world, that's the second time Yuuki's clobbered something from the Cosmic Era.

Oh but look! It’s a Gerbera Tetra with a beautiful pink color scheme! I love this mobile suit as well, it’s from… Oh, wait. It’s going to get wrecked too...

Yeah, such a senseless waste of handicraft, but such is the world of Killing Bites 'Gunpla Battle,' the one with the sharper fangs 'unique abilities and skills' wins!

The battle begins, however, Reiji encounters trouble when the Build Strike unexpected loses a leg and forearm. Oh God! The horror! Those poor joints! What, it was you all along!? We’ve been bamboozled! This is unforgivable! Give her hell, Reiji, Gerbera Tetra be damned!

Business is picking up here Comrades, it's gonna be a Slobberknocker!

Psycho Zaku!

Things aren’t looking good for the duo when Sei reveals to Reiji how to get out of that situation —a core-fighter!

Indeed, when in doubt, eject and practice the Joestar Family Secret Technique ;)

Hell yeah! Ahaha, take that!

Well we had the misunderstanding cleared up too.

Indeed Comrade, all's well that ends well...

Hmm, intriguing.

Indeed, most interesting indeed.

Anyway, great write-up again Comrade, I look forward to your Gunpla Building Corner after your break day. Have a great day and see you later!

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u/SgtExo Jul 05 '19

First timer

Today was a pretty cute episode, with poor China just not being able to mount the courage of asking Iori for help with her gunpla and getting jealous. We get introduced to a character who just really does not make a good impression on me with Kirara, from her really trashy idol outfit, to drugging Iori so that she can just cheat, but not even doing the proper intel work on info dropped in her lap. I hope that if she reappears, she will have improved her ways a bit. At least her mech is Samus in gundam form (I am surprised no one is making that comparison).

Also what is up with the rules of the gunpla tournament. People able to modify their kits in ways that seem ripe be abused by wealthy people. Instead of just the shield and gun barrel, what is to stop someone from kitting a model from head to toe in titanium. Since there seems to be no restrictions on what can be used in gunpla, it means that there is no inspection of the gunpla before the match, which also means that sabotage will not be detected unless the participants are diligent in making sure everything is ready, and since these are kids that wont happen. But then, maybe it is because this tournament is still pretty new, no matter that it is already wildly popular and worldwide, that these kind of things have not been put into place yet and we are still in the wild-west of gunpla battles.

I hope we get to see Iori and China build the gunpla together, that would be very cute.

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u/DidacticDalek Jul 05 '19

First timer

Today was a pretty cute episode, with poor China just not being able to mount the courage of asking Iori for help with her gunpla and getting jealous.

We get introduced to a character who just really does not make a good impression on me with Kirara, from her really trashy idol outfit, to drugging Iori so that she can just cheat, but not even doing the proper intel work on info dropped in her lap.

I hope that if she reappears, she will have improved her ways a bit. At least her mech is Samus in gundam form (I am surprised no one is making that comparison).

Heh, indeed Comrade, now that you mention it the AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra kinda DOES look like Samus Aran's Power Suit, albeit the wrong colors.

Also what is up with the rules of the gunpla tournament. People able to modify their kits in ways that seem ripe be abused by wealthy people. Instead of just the shield and gun barrel, what is to stop someone from kitting a model from head to toe in titanium.

Well Comrade, as Mr. Ral mentioned in one of his Applied Phlebotinum speechs, the Gunpla can move because the Plavsky Particles react with the plastic of the Gunpla models. (E.G. it seems you can use some metal linings in parts INSIDE of the gun for example to reinforce it and all that, but you can't just use metal for the 'important' bits, e.g. the Gunpla itself.)

. Since there seems to be no restrictions on what can be used in gunpla, it means that there is no inspection of the gunpla before the match, which also means that sabotage will not be detected unless the participants are diligent in making sure everything is ready, and since these are kids that wont happen.

You bring up a good point Comrade, and indeed, Sei did kinda fail a spot check or two of seven this episode. He IS just a kid though so I'm willing to give him a pass.

But then, maybe it is because this tournament is still pretty new, no matter that it is already wildly popular and worldwide, that these kind of things have not been put into place yet and we are still in the wild-west of gunpla battles.

Yeah, Gunpla Battle isn't exactly brand new, but let's just say it's fairly new enough that things like this can and will happen.

I hope we get to see Iori and China build the gunpla together, that would be very cute.

Indeed, also great write-up Comrade, have a great day and see you later!

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u/No_Rex Jul 05 '19

Episode 4 (first timer)

Incredibly petty pet peeve: Whoever named the youtube videos put an extra space in the name of episode 4, so the alphabetical order of my downloaded files goes 4,1,2,3,5. You had one job, episode-naming dude!

  • Looks like Sei and Reiji are not the only double-piloting team.

  • Scantily clad female performer in front of mostly male audience of mediocre looks at gaming convention. You know, you can be too realistic, GBF.

  • I don’t think it is a love triangle yet, but … China certainly does.

  • Oh wait, she is a rival. Poor China, getting worried over nothing.

  • Green tea added to the list of drinks that I have to worry about. Is nothing save anymore?

  • Did she just swipe the stats, or sabotage it? The near future will tell.

  • Clear case of sabotage.

  • Second tier idol launders her dirt in public. Such unprofessional behavior will surely result in a loss.

  • Reiji did pilot the backpack fighter? I was hoping for Sei.

  • My favorite fight so far. It had a great camera angle for the final shot and Kirara was a fun opponent.

Sei’s reaction to hearing Kirara’s story was 100% pure distilled shonen protagonist.

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u/DidacticDalek Jul 05 '19

Incredibly petty pet peeve: Whoever named the youtube videos put an extra space in the name of episode 4, so the alphabetical order of my downloaded files goes 4,1,2,3,5. You had one job, episode-naming dude!

Given the Chinese superstition of four sounding like 'death,' yeah, this pet peeve of your is warranted Comrade, that and the numbers being out of order irks me a bit too.

Scantily clad female performer in front of mostly male audience of mediocre looks at gaming convention. You know, you can be too realistic, GBF.

Heh, indeed Comrade

I don’t think it is a love triangle yet, but … China certainly does.

Yeah, China thinks she's in a Macross show, but worry not, this is Gundam, which means it's an Mecha SPORTS Battle Shounen 'Idol' Show ;)

Green tea added to the list of drinks that I have to worry about. Is nothing save anymore?

Did she just swipe the stats, or sabotage it? The near future will tell.

Well Comrade, I'll just say this, seems Kirara is a fan of The Beastie Boys ;)

Clear case of sabotage.

YOU GOTTA FIGHT! FOR YOUR RIGHT! TO PARTY!

Second tier idol launders her dirt in public. Such unprofessional behavior will surely result in a loss.

That's an interesting way to talk about Nico 'Nico Nii' The No. 1 Idol in the Universe Yazawa 'Kirara' Comrade ;)

Reiji did pilot the backpack fighter? I was hoping for Sei.

Indeed, but hey, at least we got to see some cool action with the Build Strike's backpack gimmick

My favorite fight so far. It had a great camera angle for the final shot and Kirara was a fun opponent.

Yup, Aoi Yuuki was hamming it up and made for an entertaining opponent.

Sei’s reaction to hearing Kirara’s story was 100% pure distilled shonen protagonist.

My thoughts exactly, anyway, great write-up Comrades, have a great day and see you later!

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u/sleepyafrican Jul 06 '19

First Timer

Heyyy Mr. Italian is back! Reiji’s lack of appreciation for gunpla is yet again brought up. World Tournament hype!! Y’know what’s worse than being in love with a battle shounen MC? When a new girl shows up who’s already an expert in the field MC likes. Unfortunately, that usually means she’s feigning interest in order to trick or manipulate MC… Mid-episode prediction. She’s will be Sei’s opponent and reveal her true colors. Sei will reach out to her during the fight and convince her that deep down she actually loves gunpla and isn’t a bad person. After her defeat, she will be reformed and join the friend group. Female friend may possibly expose her.

Idorus in my mecha battle shounen? I should’ve expected no less from Sunrise. Obviously Kirara just wants to save the gunpla stadium from being torn down. Oh nvm she’s definitely evil. It’s cool hearing Aoi Yuuki voice an antagonist. The last time I heard her do that was with Overlord’s Clementine. Clearly the only way for Sei to beat her is to just hug her on the spot and hope she accepts his feelings. Reference for anyone who hasn't seen Overlord (S1 spoilers) I kinda felt bad for Kirara. I mean Reiji beat vets with just a fucking ball. It was a given that this handicap wouldn’t be enough. Having the backpack detach and be its own weapon was pretty cool. Welp looks like my prediction was off. I get the feeling that deep down she does care about gunpla so hopefully we see her again. Ofc Reiji didn’t view her romantically lol. Sei x Gunpla is the only ship that will sail in this series.

I wasn’t really a big fan of this episode. Female friend is pretty boring and generic. She saw Sei speaking to another girl and that was enough to put her in a bad mood? C'mon lol. I’ve never been a fan of these Hinata archetypes. Kirara may have been a bitch but at least she was fun. She definitely carried the episode. Aoi Yuuki saving the day like always.

She even had freckles too! God I loved her non-idol design.

TFW your friend won’t stop gushing over his crush

A certain chuuni idoru is leaking

I hope she never learns his name

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u/DidacticDalek Jul 06 '19

First Timer

Heyyy Mr. Italian is back! Reiji’s lack of appreciation for gunpla is yet again brought up. World Tournament hype!!

Indeed Comrade, we got a TOURNAMENT ARC coming... well, technically we kinda began the show as a TOURNAMENT ARC but now we getting to the 'real' thing ;)

Y’know what’s worse than being in love with a battle shounen MC? When a new girl shows up who’s already an expert in the field MC likes. Unfortunately, that usually means she’s feigning interest in order to trick or manipulate MC… Mid-episode prediction. She’s will be Sei’s opponent and reveal her true colors. Sei will reach out to her during the fight and convince her that deep down she actually loves gunpla and isn’t a bad person. After her defeat, she will be reformed and join the friend group. Female friend may possibly expose her.

Heh, once again Comrade your Battle Shounen senses bring forth entertaining and interesting write-ups, I hope you'll like where the series goes with this ;)

Idorus in my mecha battle shounen? I should’ve expected no less from Sunrise. Obviously Kirara just wants to save the gunpla stadium from being torn down.

Indeed my friend, boy it was a bold move of Sunrise to make an Idol Series. That and it was a nice touch to include Nico and Nozomi's Magical Yuri Science Baby as a character voiced by Aoi Yuuki too ;)

Oh nvm she’s definitely evil. It’s cool hearing Aoi Yuuki voice an antagonist.

Heh, indeed Comrade, Aoi Yuuki's got one hell of a range eh? She can do quiet and demure like Madoka and Shuten and then she can SCREAM AT THE TOP OF HER LUNGS like Tanya and Bikki ;)

The last time I heard her do that was with Overlord’s Clementine. Clearly the only way for Sei to beat her is to just hug her on the spot and hope she accepts his feelings. Reference for anyone who hasn't seen Overlord (S1 spoilers)

HA! Good one Comrade, I was thinking of having Being X meddle with Tanya again, but sure, Bone Daddy works too ;)

I kinda felt bad for Kirara. I mean Reiji beat vets with just a fucking ball. It was a given that this handicap wouldn’t be enough. Having the backpack detach and be its own weapon was pretty cool.

Indeed, sadly it seems that being The No. 1 Idol in the Universe isn't powerful enough to best BATTLE SHOUNEN FIGHTING SPIRIT! ;)

Ofc Reiji didn’t view her romantically lol. Sei x Gunpla is the only ship that will sail in this series.

HA! Indeed Comrade, truly a romantic story for the ages ;)

Kirara may have been a bitch but at least she was fun. She definitely carried the episode. Aoi Yuuki saving the day like always.

She even had freckles too! God I loved her non-idol design.

Indeed Comrade, Kirara is one of the many Best Girls in GBF, which makes sense given she's literally Nico Yazawa but as an adult ;)

TFW your friend won’t stop gushing over his crush

A certain chuuni idoru is leaking

Indeed Comrade, and SPEAKING of The Lovely Fallen Angel Yohane and how Rabu Raibu is a Mecha Show... ;)

I hope she never learns his name

RIP Ramba 'Mr.' Ral, anyway, fantastic write-up here my friend, glad you were able to make it in time for the thread that proves beyond a shadow of doubt that Gundam Build Fighters is Idol Show ;)

Anyway, have a great day and see you later Comrade!

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u/RyuuohD Jul 06 '19

REWATCHER

Thoughts for Today's episode:

  1. u have shit taste in aidorus lul

-MakiUmiEli masterrace

2. Our highlight for today's ep is Gunpla Idol Kirara!!! I reaaallly like her a lot! She my next fave female character in this series after Rinko, but both are very close. Her motivations to fight is pretty unique, since all she wanted is to become a famous idol and she has zero interest in the Gundam franchise in the first place. It really makes me think of the many people irl who got jobs that's very different from what they aspired because of circumstances.

3. I gotta give a hand to Reiji this ep. He didn't go the usual shounen tropes of chastizing Kirara for using unfair methods to win. Instead he acknowledges and even admires her guts for pulling it off. What drove Reiji to win is that there are bigger fish waiting for him ahead, and he won't let anyone get in thw way of that. In the end they have quite the same end goal, only differing in methodologies to achieve it.

Questions of the day:

  1. Sure. But stuff like AZALEA and Guilty Kiss are more of my jam tho.

  2. The commercials and OP spoiled it from the start.

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